EP3317688A4 - Système et procédé pour une compensation de champ à courant de foucault dans une imagerie par résonance magnétique - Google Patents

Système et procédé pour une compensation de champ à courant de foucault dans une imagerie par résonance magnétique Download PDF

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EP3317688A4
EP3317688A4 EP16838392.5A EP16838392A EP3317688A4 EP 3317688 A4 EP3317688 A4 EP 3317688A4 EP 16838392 A EP16838392 A EP 16838392A EP 3317688 A4 EP3317688 A4 EP 3317688A4
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Erwei JIA
Xiaocong XING
Kaipin XU
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    • G01R33/0082—Compensation, e.g. compensating for temperature changes
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    • G01R33/48—NMR imaging systems
    • G01R33/54—Signal processing systems, e.g. using pulse sequences ; Generation or control of pulse sequences; Operator console
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    • G01R33/5608—Data processing and visualization specially adapted for MR, e.g. for feature analysis and pattern recognition on the basis of measured MR data, segmentation of measured MR data, edge contour detection on the basis of measured MR data, for enhancing measured MR data in terms of signal-to-noise ratio by means of noise filtering or apodization, for enhancing measured MR data in terms of resolution by means for deblurring, windowing, zero filling, or generation of gray-scaled images, colour-coded images or images displaying vectors instead of pixels

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